TSLA391.060-3.4%
GM77.7200.08%
F14.1800%
RIVN17.090-0.71%
CYD44.720-1.15%
HMC28.7700.88%
TM179.7602.84%
CVNA70.6400.05%
PAG204.7504.35%
LAD339.1607.79%
AN209.0005.46%
GPI331.65012.25%
ABG226.6608.23%
SAH102.8103.08%
TSLA391.060-3.4%
GM77.7200.08%
F14.1800%
RIVN17.090-0.71%
CYD44.720-1.15%
HMC28.7700.88%
TM179.7602.84%
CVNA70.6400.05%
PAG204.7504.35%
LAD339.1607.79%
AN209.0005.46%
GPI331.65012.25%
ABG226.6608.23%
SAH102.8103.08%
TSLA391.060-3.4%
GM77.7200.08%
F14.1800%
RIVN17.090-0.71%
CYD44.720-1.15%
HMC28.7700.88%
TM179.7602.84%
CVNA70.6400.05%
PAG204.7504.35%
LAD339.1607.79%
AN209.0005.46%
GPI331.65012.25%
ABG226.6608.23%
SAH102.8103.08%


finance

newscast

How not to start off the hiring process | AutoNation no longer refusing applicants who test positive for marijuana | Why your finance department will lead the way to future buying

- January 31, 2018
  On today's CBT Newscast for Wednesday, January 31st, 2018: How not to start off the hiring process Although it's a new year, it's a problem that continues: high turnover with sales departments...
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Easy Finance Options with Blinker App

The Blinker App Provides Easy Finance Options

- July 19, 2017
Joe sits down with Andrew Price, VP of Marketing and Creative at Blinker. Blinker, the first-ever mobile app that allows anyone to buy, sell, finance and refinance cars themselves without going...
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new car

Congrats On Your New Car! But Before You Go…

- June 13, 2017
If you’ve ever bought a car from an auto dealership, this story might ring true for you. After weeks of test driving, researching and debating prices, I finally settled on the...
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GAP loss

What’s behind GAP loss ratios?

- May 16, 2017
For those dealers who participate in reinsurance and follow loss ratios, you’ve probably seen a spike of increasing Guaranteed Asset Protection contracts within the last couple years. At EFG Companies,...
Daily Automotive News Auto News
income verification

The instant income verification process

- April 7, 2017
  On F&I Today Becky sits down with Lou Loquasto, VP Auto Lender & Dealer Vertical Leader from Equifax to discuss the importance of the income verification process and learn how...
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Consumer Crossover

Giving car buyers what they want in F&I

- February 20, 2017
Sales & Marketing F&I
Steve Finlay

Steve Finlay w/ Ward’s Auto discusses F&I contest at Northwood University

- February 15, 2017
Northwood University students take this contest seriously.After all, they’re fledgling entrepreneurs in the school’s unique automotive marketing and management program and the prize is more than a tin-cup trophy, shiny...
F&I Auto News
F&I Department

How to maximize profits in your F&I Department and in your showroom

- February 10, 2017
Ron Stouffer: President, Allstate Auto Dealer Program Patrick McKenna: National Sales Director Allstate Dealer Services Dave Border: President, Allstate Dealer Services
Daily Automotive News F&I
Lloyd Trushel

A customer driven sales approach in your F&I Dept.

- February 6, 2017
Are dealerships missing opportunities by focusing too much on overcoming objections in the finance and insurance office? F&I trainer Lloyd Trushel thinks so and calls for a more personal engagement with...
Sales & Marketing F&I

How to WIN BIG with defensive F&I customers.

- January 10, 2017
Sales & Marketing F&I


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